UEFA prepare match fixing charge

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Speaking after a meeting of the UEFA Congress in Copenhagen, Taylor said: "There are number of cases we have been looking at.

"It's very complex and very difficult to find proof. But within the next couple of days we will be issuing charges against one club."

UEFA President Michel Platini had earlier outlined the organisation's determination to root out match-fixing in European leagues.

"If results are fixed in advance, football has no further reason to exist," he said.

"We know match-fixing is a serious danger in the football world, consequently we have put in place, with all the national associations, an early-warning system to combat this.

"[The system] will be financed by UEFA, and all the first and second division and cup matches will be monitored."

Taylor added: "As from next season we will be monitoring 27,000 matches so you can see the level of commitment we are putting behind this project.

"We are determined to root out this problem."